Uncovering the Structural Evolution Arsenene on SiC Substrate
arXiv:2302.05475 · doi:10.1021/acs.jpcc.3c00938
Abstract
Two-dimensional arsenic allotropes have been grown on metallic surfaces, while topological properties have been theoretically described on strained structures. Here we experimentally grow arsenene by molecular beam epitaxy over the insulating SiC substrate. The arsenene presents a flat structure with a strain field that follows the SiC surface periodicity. Our ab initio simulations, based on the density functional theory, corroborate the experimental observation. The strained structure presents a new arsenene allotrope with a triangular structure, rather than the honeycomb previously predicted for other pnictogens. This strained structure presents a Peierls-like transition leading to an indirect gap semiconducting behavior.
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